This restaurant had so much potential and I was quite excited to try it. My friends were in Montreal from out of town and wanted to try a French restaurant close to where they were staying. I made a reservation for 20:30 but apparently when my friends arrived, the door was locked and the manager told them that they thought the reservation was for 20:00. After that little mishap, we were seated and we were the only people in the entire restaurant. Sure, it was a Monday night, but this was a bit shocking to be completely alone. The decor is quite nice with a little enclosed patio area and a fountain.
We ordered a cheese plate to start which was quite expensive for what it was. We had bleu cheese, oka and another soft cheese. None of these were that impressive but since we were hungry, we finished the plate anyway. I had their special salad which was greens with strawberries. The salad was doused in dressing- so much that I could not taste anything else except the bitterness of the vinegar. For dinner, I had smoked gnocchi with proscuttio and sun dried tomatoes. This dish just fell flat- it was really bland and unimpressive. My friend ordered octopus salad and found that it was equally bland.
We also ordered a bottle of wine and they didn't have the one we requested. They brought us another one which was extremely bitter and tasted quite cheap. The bill at the end was quite shocking given the quality of the food. It's safe to say that we won't be coming back here. Luckily, the night was redeemed with a trip to Ripples.